Royal Gorge Railroad

The Royal Gorge Railroad was built to capitalize on the
mining industry that had developed in Colorado on the discovery of
silver in the area. Constructed by the famous Denver & Rio
Grande Railway, it is now generally considered to be the
best-known section of their line.

The route opened in 1880 and both passenger and freight services
commenced successfully. Owing to declining numbers, the passenger
trains were withdrawn in 1967, but the line was still used for
freight for another 30 years. In 1998, the railway was purchased by
a local company, and heritage passenger services began the
following year. For a heritage railway, the Royal Gorge
Railroad is slightly unusual in that it has preserved 1950s
diesel vehicles, rather than steam locomotives. But this has not
stopped it from being tremendously popular ever since its
re-opening.

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